Author: Tom Pantazes
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Teaching AI in Criminal Justice: Career Exploration
During the summer of 2025 a group of West Chester University faculty joined a Teaching Circle focused on creating lesson plans to teach AI topics. Dr. Cassandra Reyes created the following lesson plan to introduce students to AI’s role in the criminal justice system while encouraging critical thinking, ethical reflection, and hands-on engagement with generative…
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Types of Instructional Video
Part of creating an effective instructional video is selecting a video style that aligns with both your content and instructional goals. With video styles, there are two components to consider (1) human embodiment and (2) instructional media (Chorianopoulos, 2018). Both components occur on a spectrum ranging from fully digital to fully physical as shown in…
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Podcasts as a Course Text with Dr. Anne Gill Podcast
Dr. Anne Gill shares her insight into how she thinks about and uses podcasts as a teaching text in college courses. Hosted by Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Research Connection: Gill, A. E. (2022). Students’ Perceptions and Experiences with Podcasts as a Supplementary Text in a Critical Media Literacy Framework. St. John’s…
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Reviewing OLC Innovate 2024 with Marc Drumm & Hannah Glatt Podcast
TLC staff Marc Drumm & Hannah Glatt share their reflections on and learning from the 2024 Online Learning Consortium Innovate Conference. Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Madison Steinbrenner Closed Captions Show Notes: ODLI on Air Episode: OLC Conference RecapODLI on Air Episode: eTextbook Initiative & PA ADOPT Grant with Marc Drumm, Hannah Glatt, &…
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Open Science Supports Student Success with Dr. Megan Fork and Jessica Buchser Podcast
What is open science and how can it support student success? Biology professor Megan Fork and biology student Jessica Buchser share how resources like podcasts, open journal articles, and the WCU Biology Department diversity speaker series encourage individuals to engage with science concepts and inspired Jessica to become a microbiologist. Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes…
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Enhancing Your Productivity with Generative A.I. webinar
Recorded on Thursday, April 25, 2024, Madison Steinbrenner and Tom Pantazes reviewed how to use generative A.I. tools to assist with the research process, planning for classes, brainstorming, improving writing, summarizing Zoom meetings, and creating class activities.
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Generative A.I. Teaching Strategies with Dr. Eryn Travis Podcast
Eryn Travis, Assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media, utilizes generative AI to engage with students and construct communications. In this two-part series, she shares her perspective on this new tool as a communication expert, details the statistics behind how it will impact the workplace, and recalls her students’ reactions and feelings towards…
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VR Video Field Trips with Dr. Roemmele and Dr. Pantazes Podcast
Dr. Christopher Roemmele, an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at WCU and Dr. Tom Pantazes, Instructional Designer in the Teaching and Learning Center discuss their collaboration in bringing students across the world through the creation of VR video field trips in Dr. Roemmele’s intro to geology courses. Hosted by Jes…
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How WCU’s Science Building Got a New Name with Dr. Brent Ruswick, Aaron Stoyack, and Sam Romeiser Podcast
While doing research on the history of medicine, Aaron Stoyack and Samuel Romeiser learned of Samuel Christian Schmucker’s promotion of eugenics. Dr. Ruswick encouraged Aaron to take action, leading to the formation of the student organization Students Against Schmucker (SAS). SAS wrote a letter to the WCU community and collected student and faculty signatures, leading…
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Ethical Considerations of Generative A.I. webinar
Recorded on Thursday, March 21, 2024, Madison Steinbrenner and Tom Pantazes discussed 10 ethical considerations that could serve as entry points to ethical conversations or activities with students. The 10 topics were (1) bias, (2) Environment, (3) Truth, (4) Copyright, (5) Privacy Concerns, (6) Datafication, (7) Affect Recognition, (8) Human Labor, (9) Power, and (10)…
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